A date has been set for the inquest into the deaths of a 22-year-old worker from Oakdale and her killer.
Matthew Williams, 34, killed Cerys Yemm at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed in November 2014.
The bail hostel was being used by Caerphilly County Borough Council to house homeless Williams, who had been released from prison two weeks prior to the murder.
Williams died after being tasered by police on the night of the killing, Thursday November 6 2014.
An inquest into their deaths will take place on March 13, 2017, and at a pre-inquest hearing on Thursday October 6, Gwent Coroner David T Bowen estimated proceedings would take between three and four weeks.
A provisional inquest into the death of Miss Yemm, which was opened in the immediate weeks after the attack in November 2014, was told she had been killed as a result of “sharp force trauma to the face and neck”.
Williams’ cause of death was unknown, a separate inquest heard in December 2014.
A review by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales earlier this year, which was ordered by the Welsh Government, did not identify “any significant root causes or factors that led to the unfortunate and tragic event” and found that Miss Yemm’s murder “could not have been predicted or prevented” by mental health services.
But it raised concerns that Caerphilly County Borough Council failed to share information with the Sirhowy Arms about the risks the homeless and vulnerable people it placed there might pose, including their prior offending.
Matthews was a prolific offender with 26 convictions for 78 offences, of which 41 resulted in juvenile custody and 14 led to jail terms in adult prisons. He had also been a prolific user of drugs, including cannabis and amphetamines, since adolescence.
The review said that Matthews was likely to require long-term psychiatric care due to his “continuing drug misuse, possible personality disorder and chaotic lifestyle”.
His habit of bingeing on drugs was also likely to result in further psychotic episodes.
The report also noted that Matthews was not interested or willing to engage with support offered to him by care services.